Yoshiko Iwamoto Oka Obituary (1925 - 2015)

Yoshiko "Yo" Iwamoto Oka 1925-2015 Ogden, Utah - Yoshiko "Yo" Iwamoto Oka, age 89, of Ogden, Utah passed away on March 10, 2015. Yo was born on September 25, 1925, to Soichi and Michi Iwamoto in Lewiston, Utah. She graduated from North Cache High and later attended nursing school at the Thomas Dee School of Nursing. She was employed at Dee Memorial Hospital and McKay Dee Hospital where she worked in the supportive care and neonatal intensive care units. She married James N. Oka in the Salt Lake Temple on February 11, 1948. They built their home and raised their family in South Ogden, Utah. She was a member of the LDS Church where she served in all auxiliaries of her ward and the Stake Relief Society. Yo is survived by four children, Geraldine (Kay) Matsumura; Mary Ann (Roger) Anderson; David (Pam) Oka; and Jeffery (Neriza) Oka; and sister, Sumi Sueoka. Her husband preceded her in death. She has 12 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. As per her request, Yo will be honored at a private family service. ServicePrivate Service , UT